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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
GORGONA MONKEYS.
How the Greedy Little Pets Are Capture

How the Greedy Little Pets Are Captured
~ 8 by the Panama Hunters.
A gentleman who returned recently
from Aspinwall tells the following GU
rious story of the manner in which the
natives of the interior of the Isthmus
of Panama capture monkeys:
almost all the pet monkeys in this
country said he, .'come from Cor
gona, a small village half way on the
line of the Panama railroad. The in
habitants are mostly native negroes.
for no white man could live in the viii
lage a month unless he drank whisky
and took quinine constantly. The
surrounding country is swampy and
RANT vegetation. At nightfall thick
miasma rises from the ground and
hangs over the forests like a cloud.
This place is the monkeys paradise.
They travel through the forests in
troops, going wherever the king mon.
key leads. When the natives have
been appraised of the presence of q
troop they go about warily to captura
them. Their plan is a simple one. A
hole is cut in the shell of cocoanut
just large enough to admit monkeys
Enclosed paw. The cocoanut is
scooped out and lump of sugar
placed in the hollow. A string is then
attached to this novel trap and tho
negroes conceal themselves until the
monkeys pass by. Curiosity is one OF
chief characteristics of these little
creatures, and when they espy tho
cocoanut lying upon the ground
they come down from the treei
and proceed to inspect it care
fully. The lump of sugar doei
not long escape their notice and
one of them thrusts paw through tho
aperture to grasp it. With the lump
of sugar clasped in his hand, he finds
it impossible to withdraw it, nor will
his greedy nature allow him to abandon
his prize. The negroes have NO diff
Guilty in drawing him nearer and
nearer to their ambush, the whole
troop scampering madly about him,
chattering and gesticulating as only
monkeys can. When they have ar
rived within easy reach, large net is
thrown out and they are made pris.
oners. Twenty or thirty are often
captured at one haul. The natives sell
them to the employees of the Panama
railroad. who in turn dispose of them
in the American market-M r Mai!
and ErDress
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
FACTS TERSELY STATED.

-Whitelaw Reid told an inter-
viewer the other day that If the con-
vention were to be held within amonth
no power on earth could prevent the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine. Where the
powers on earth get in their work on
J.. G. B. is at the election Chicago
Herald
The President, by his recent land
decision, has virtually thrown open to
the farmers q territory as large as
the tract covered by the States Of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connect
Icut, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware.-M y Times.
Already under the Republican
party there have been squandered on
greedy corporations nearly 500, Oo0. 600
acres of the public domain. making
over ESQ. 900 square miles, more than
the total area of all the New England
and Middle States and Maryland. Ohio
and Indiana combined.
Patriot.
The Richmond (va.) State says
that Malone is making desperate
effort to get back to the United States
Senate. and that his plan is to whip
the dissatisfied colored people into the
old Republican traces" He recently
made a speech at Williamsburg in
which he strictly drew the color line
N. 7. Post.
The Southern Leader. q colored
organ published at Jacksonville, Fla.
prints some encouraging figures as
to the progress of the race in educa-
ton and the acquisition of property,
and says: 1.-THE elevation of the race
depends upon its self-development and
not on the success of any political
party. No outside force, however
powerful, can do the work of sclf-help.
A dependent race merits only con-
tempt in the world. but self-develop-
ment and manly achievements win
honor. respect and admiration
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
FOOLISH NEGROES.

Hasty Action OF Colored Partlsans Who
Pay No Heed to Historical Facts.
The colored citizens at Washington
who gave a partisan turn to their
Emancipation Day celebration were
not as wise in their generation as
are their brethren in many other
parts of the country. The orator of
the day "arraigned the President for
not interfering when outrages were
committed at the South" and de-
nounced the negro who accepts Office
from the present Administration as 50
Judas"
This is illogical to the point Of folly.
What has the Republican party done
for the negro since emancipation Did
not three Republican Presidents in
succession-Hayes, Garfield and Ar
thur-''refrain from interfering" for
the protection of colored men
at the Southp A Re publican
President withdrew the Federal
troops from that section. A Re-
publican Supreme Court nullified the
Civil-Rights law. The last Republican
President, ''stalwart'' at that, never
once mentioned the 'outrages" or re-
ferred to the South as section requir-
ing Federal supervision. These out
RACES, in fact, have steadily diminished
under the policy of leaving the con-
troll of home affairs to the Southern
States. In no two years since the
close of the war have there been fewer
race troubles in the South than since
the Inauguration of a Democratic
President.
As matter of fact and Of law, the
Federal Government has no more
power to interfere in the administra-
ton of justice in the Southern
States than it has to take control Of
the Weeks case in Brooklyn or the
Railway inquest in New Jersey. Nor
is there any occasion for its doing SO in
one case more than i'm the others. In
telligent and sensible negroes know
that the worst thing that can happen
to their race is to have the color-line
maintained in politics at the South.
And they have become tired of acting
as unrewarded hewers of wood and
drawers of water for Republican nest
feathering politicians.-M r World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
soAooLaox DAYS. IL

With thoughts that truant-ward incline
And woe begone and rueful face, --e,
a sachel slung across his back,
To school he creeps with snail-like pace,
Quite sure no toiling galley slave
ISlinked TO such dreadful fate <F's
AshSt Which compasses about
This martyr of the book and slate.
a. mel perhaps in years to coma
THAT bring lies trial in their train, /
Thewearied man of trade will wish
Els sehool-boy days were back again;
He'd hail with JOY their glad return,
And deem himself by fortune blessed,
II participles, verbs and nouns
No greater care mis- mind possessed =,
The statesman whom the world adnires S
For eloquence and intellect - 3 s - 81
WORKOUT and gray with public cares,
May for moment recollect
The old frame school-house in the lane, I.
The mill-pond and the shaded stream, I
And sigh to think that boyhood's days )
Are now to him faded dream.
II pampered with the sweets of life,
That wealth has on his pathway poured,
Percharice the ennuied man may see, a
Whilesitt ng at his banquet board,
A Barefoot, inky-ngured lad, s.
With watery mouth and sparkling eyes,
Investing hoarded coppers in s
Aunt Martha jones' home made pies-3
= WV 7sHf
Oh, martyr of the book and slatei
We poor weak mortals never know
The sweetest hours that filled our life
Until they join the long ago;
And as we peer into the past,
Ger tangled roads and tortuous ways,
Warmed is the heart and moist the eye
In memory of our golden days.
:, p. G. Fossett. in Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
INSINCERE REFORMERS.
Self-Constituted Critics Who Have Nc
Mouth Than Brains.

Self-Constituted Critics Who Have More
Mouth Than Brains.
The failure of most of the attempts
of Civil-Service Reform Associations in
various parts of the country to sub
stantiate their charges as against re-
sponsible Democratic officials whom
they have accused of spoils-mongering
in violation of law may be easily
traced to the latent and in some cases
active partisanship of these organiza-
lions. Nearly all the members of the
Civil-Service reform societies are Re-
publicans. Some of these bodies were
eminent was on the eve of passing in
to Democratic hands, when there was
more inducement for Republicans to
become reformers than there was for
Democrats to do SO, and for these
reasons it has been easy and natural
for the associations to fall into mis-
conceptions, They appear to have as
sumed that no changes what
ever in the official staff of a Govern
ment agent were permissible, and to
have jumped at the conclusion in all
cases where changes were made that
mere partyism was at the bottom of
them. How foolish all this is will be
well understood by every employer or
superintendent who knows that where
large bodies of men are engaged there
must be many personal reasons, any of
them sufficient, for the explanation of
certain inevitable changes in the rank
and file of subordinates. It is not too
strong an assertion that there has been
less partisanship in the administration
of important Federal offices in the
great cities of the country than there
has been in the utterance and acts of
the various self-constituted Civil
Service reform associations. The of
fees have been conducted on the
theory that political belief or prejudice
did not disqualify a man from service.
The associations have been conducted
on the principle that no Democrat
should have an appointment Chicago
Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
ADVICE TO WIVES.
How They Can Make Their Husbands
Lives Pleasant and Agreeable.

How They Can Make Their Husbands
Lives Pleasant and Agreeable.
Remember that your father was also
a man and be charitable.
Love your husbands mother. Re-
member she is older than you are and
will probably die first. fyou can't do
this you had better marry an orphan.
Don't be ashamed of being ''only
woman" If you were man he would
never have married you.
Let your husband have the last word
once in awhile. It will give him conf
dence in himself and may even make n
man of him some day.
Try and forget yourself once in
awhile when you are talking to your
husband. He probably forgets you
quickly enough when you are out of
town on a visit
Don't continually talk about your
self when speaking to your husband.
Remember that a bore is one who talks
about herself when her husband wants
TO talk about himself.
Let your husband read the paper at
the breakfast table if he wants to. 1t
will prevent his making ill-natured re-
marks about the coffee grounds and
heavy biscuits.
Don't be unreasonable, that is as
reasonable as you can be. 1t will give
you reputation for originality, which
may be very valuable if you ever want
to enter museum.
Let him think he knows more than
you do once in awhile. This is espe-
cially advisable about the t ime you
want neat hat. 1t is always easy to
undeceive him when the bills come in.
Remember that your cook is a
woman, too, and if she wants to en-
terrain her guests in the parlor. be
generous. There is no telling when
the rage for wealth may strike you and
you want to be cook yourself.
Be companion to your husband.
Call at his office for him every after
noon and 60 with him to his club in
the evening. Most men love devotion.
If this is persisted in for any length of
time he will send you to the seashore
in the summer if he has to mortgage
his dress suit TO pay the bill. T.
Mail and EIpreSs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
sELF-EvIDENT TRUTHS.

what the Democratic Party Has Done
for the Working Glasses.
Yes; the friend of English working
men! is the fiippant commentary of the
evening monopoly organ on the decla-
ration of the Patriot that the Demo-
cratic party in Pennsylvania and in the
country at large is and always has been
the party of the working-men. Let US
see about that
Who enacted the three-hundred-dol-
lar exemption lawP The Democratic
party.
Who repealed the law authorizing
Imprisonment for debt? The Demo-
cratic party. aaD
Who placed upon the statute book
the mechanics lien law? The Demo-
cratic party.
Who passed the first Homestead bill
in Congress? The Democratic party.
Who passed the act of Congress pro-
hibiting the Importation of foreign la
borers under contractP The Demo-
cratic party.
Who passed the act of Congress en-
forcing by severe penalties the act pro-
hibiting the importation of foreign Ia
borers under contractp The Demo-
cratic party.
Who is enforcing the act prohibiting
the importation of foreign laborers
under contract? The Democratic par
ty.
Who enacted the laws making it
criminal conspiracy for working-men
to persuade fellow working-men from
accepting low wages? The Republican
party.
Who enacted the law limiting dam
ages for the loss of life by railroad
employee to $S,OO0a The Republican
party.
Who voted away hundreds Of mill
ions of acres of the public lands to
railroad corporations? The Republican
party.
Who recovered for the use of the
people many millions Of acres of the
lands donated to railroad corporations
by the Republican partyP The Demo
cratic party.
Who aims to repeal the taxes that
Cypress the working-menp The Demo-
cratic party.
The evening monopoly organ will
please sit down and shut up.7;-Rarris-
burg Patriot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19

A Russian peasant who drove the
sledge of Napoleon L from Moscow to
the German frontier during the disaa-.
trous retreat of the French has just
died, at the age of ninety-four, in a
small Bavarian village. Among his
possessions were found some gold
pieces of forty francs, given him by
the Emperor, and with which he never
parted. -NeU York Sun. j,
, 1887-03-26

A small boy on Ferguson street yester-
day narrowly escaped being run over by a
vehicle which was being driven along at
an altogether too rapid rate. The boy
was crossing the street at the time, and
had he not taken the alarm and Jumped
out Of the way in line he certainly would
have been run over, for so far as could be
heard or observed the driver of the vehi-
Gle made no effort whatever to check his
speed or to give the little fellow any warn
ing. 1t is quite probable that the driver
did not see him and was not aware of the
situation.
There seems to be too much carelessness
among some who drive upon the streets,
aud it is of such a character that ladies.
small children and others who have as
much right TO the street as the carriage,
buggy or stage coach, are very often SUBJ
jected not only 10 much ANNOYANCE but
eftentimes placed in dangerous situations
because of this fast or careless driving.
On the other hand, there are some pedes-
TRANS who, when they are crossing the
street, pay but little attention to what is
coming or going. and will not change
their gait one iota to get out OF the way of
passing vehicles, and seem to take it for
granted that they are in nowise bound to
be cautious, while they expect courteous
treatment from others.
, 1887-03-26

1t transpired yesterday that l.. r. Bres-
nahen was the owner OF the COW which
was shot by City Marshal Schnitger, after
she had made the attack on the woman
Thursday evening. MIR. Bresnahen claims
that the COW should not have been shot
at that time, and thinks he ought to be
paid for her loss, either by the city or by
the marshal. There is one thing which
ought to be said here, and that is if any
thing has to be paid for the loss of the
COW the city of Cheyenne should see to it
that a faithful and conscientious official.
such as City Marshal Schnitger is CON
coded to be, should not be the loser when
he was acting in the line of what he
claimed to be his duties.
, 1887-03-26

The fire department has now in the
hands of the Relief Association the sum
of $400, which some Of its members de-
sire to withdraw from the association and
apply to other purposes. A portion of
the members of the department, however,,
are opposed to this and propose to let the
money remain. The association, how
ever, having lost its organization, has to
be r~eorganized before it can be in that sit
uation to take action regarding the fund,
either to turn it over to the department or
make any other disposition of it. The
action at the meeting of the board OF
trustees Of the Relief Association seems
to Indicate not only a complete reorganiza-
ton of the society, but that the money
will be applied to some ether purpose
than that for which it is now held. for the
board has elected a new treasurer.
, 1887-03-26
Had to Shoot Him.

A singular accident happened to a horse
belonging to A. Underwood yesterday
morning. He had been turned loose in
the yard and being in a playful mood
went to prancing and running about at a
lively rate. In so doing by some means
the horse either slipped or fell and broke
one of his fore legs below the knee. Mr..
Underwood organized himself into a med-
ical society and made a diagnosis of the
case, the result of which was that he called
on City Marshal Schnitger to 20 and
shoot the horse, as nothing could be done
for him. Instead of SO doing, Mr..
Schnitger authorized Abe to %oficlate
as executioner, and the horse has now
been gathered to his long home-where
ever that is.
, 1887-03-26
Arraigned.

Jeff Thompson, the colored man who it
is claimed whipped his whole family down
to the baby, night before last. was ar
raigned before Judge Fisher yesterday.
The case was put over until to. day at the
request of the defendant, who now reposes
in the calaboose. 1t is supposed that the
request for the postponement was for the
purpose of getting time until a well known
cattleman arrives here (Which will be to-
da,), from whom Thompson evidently ex-
poets to get. money enough 10 pay his
fine
, 1887-03-26
A LUsK EDDING.
A New Marriage Ceremony Instit tied
at Lusk.

UP at Lusk they do not pretend to do
very much except to ''cuss' and growl At
Cheyenne and everything which is said or
done in this city-which is of course a very
harmless d~iversion-but once in awhile
they do something else and occasionally
have a shooting scrape for recreation, but
OF late they have got to doing something's
in an original way, which are purely and
entirely characteristic of that irothy little
burg Such has peen the case there of
late, as is learned from a marriage certifi-
cate which has Just been received at the
county clerks Office in Cheyenne. 1t is
not necessary to mention the names of
the couple married, for no one in Chey-
enne knows them, and probably no one
cares, but it might be said in justice to
them that they are respectable people.
But the form of the ceremony is what plz-
zles everybody down this way, and it
might be well for the now full fedged
justice ofthe peace at Lusk who performed
the ceremony to rise and explain re-
garding it.
The return ofthe justice as made on the
marriage license shows that the ceremony
was performed according to the rites of
no particular form" Now this is truly
distressing, to say officially that it Was
according to the rites, and when a fell
low gets his curiosity aroused as to whether
it was performed according to the tires of
the Presbyterians, Episcopalians or some
other religious sect, to glance a little further
along the document and discover that
there was mo particular form, he feels
disappointed and longs to learn further
regarding the rites Of no particular
form that characterize Lusk weddings, for
according to Grandpa Webster, rites"
heretofore have been principally all form
and nothing else.
Will Cap'n Calkins, of the Lusk Her.
dtd' please give US few pointers" in
this matter?
, 1887-03-26
ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED.
Two Young Men Charged With Grand
Larceny.

Some days ago Robert Burnett, who re-
sides out in the neighborbood of Silver
Crown, came into Cheyenne and going
before Judge Lee made a complaipt
against two young men who reside in that
neighborhood, charging them with grand
larceny and alleged that some days ago
they had stolen a COW from him valued at
$50. Their names are Benz. +. Black
and Thomas Marker. A warrant was Is
sued and placed in the hands of Deputy
Sheriff Smalley for service, and that off
Ger on Wednesday last departed for the
purpose Of arresting the alleged offenders.
They were found and taken into custody,
and on Thursday Smalley returned to the
city with the two men, who were held in
custody in the county iail to await the
hearing in the preliminary examination,
for the property being over S25 in value,
the case becomes a felony over which a
justice of the peace has no final iurisdic-
ton. Yesterday afternoon the two young
men were arraigned before Judge Lee and
the complaint read to them. County At
torncy Stoll appeared for the territory and
the prosecuting witness, Barnett, was also
present, but some other witnesses for the
territory who through some misunder-
standing were not on hand. For that rea-
son the hearing in the matter was post
poned Until April at , O'Clock p. m, the
defendants being released until that time
on bonds to the amount OF 5000 each,
The two defendants are young men who
do not look as though they would steal a
COW or anything else, and it is understood
that they claim as defense that the COW
taken belonged to another party, who
hired them to 90 and get it from Mr..
Burnett.
, 1887-03-26

The following instruments were filed fol-
record in the Office of the county clerk
yesterday:
Warranty deed, I. A. Kent to Lucy p.
Dowson. lots ;, 4, I and s, block 500, in
the city of Cheyenne; consideration, $500.
Warranty deed, Arthur Poole and wife
to +. W. Lafrentz, the north half of lots
3 and A., block 233, in the city of Chey-
enne; consideration as stated in the deed,
$500
Warranty deed, +. W. Lafrentz to
Arthur Poole, the same property, for the
same Consideration as above stated.
, 1887-03-26

The ''iremen's list" of the Durants
was received and filed at the county clerk
Office. This list contains the names Of
the first forty on the rolls of the company,
and which, if filed before the first day of
April, will exempt from jury duty those
whose names therein appear. There are
still two or three companies which have
not filed their lists, and unless they do so
very soon they will be too late. The off
GERS OF each company in the fire depart
ment should bear this in mind and see
that their lists are filed in time.
, 1887-03-26

Items Of Interest Concerning Prominent
People.

People.
j. W. Hammond has returned to the
city.
Charles Hecht and family are in the
city.
John Sparks is, registered at the Inter
Ocean.
j. W. Blake returned to Laramie yes
terday.
County Attorney Stoll Was out again
yesterday.
T. NJ. Fisher has returned from Lara
ME City.
Col $. ". Downey came down to Chey-
enne from Laramie City yesterday.
Rev. r. f. Field is expected back in a
few days and will preach at the Presby-
terrain church one week from tomorrow.
Miss Minnie Gillian, one of Cheyenne
most talented young daughters, who has
been on a visit to friends in Montana for
the past few months, returned to the city
city yesterday.
, 1887-03-26
WYOMING FAM AssoCrAT,o,


The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Wyoming FAIR Association for the
election Of nine 10y trustees tor the ensu-
ing year and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come be
fore the meeting, will be held at the office
CT the association, Room II, Commercial
Ilock, City of Cheyenne, County Of Lara
mic and Territory of Wyoming, at 3
o'clock p. m. on Monday, the 4th day Of
April, A. ID 1887.
The books for the transfer of stock will
close on Thursday evening, March "a,
1887. \. III. HoRD,
Secretary